Eye of the Flyer
Train-ing Days: My Great, Comfortable Amtrak Business Class Ride Between Los Angeles and San Diego!
I needed to visit San Diego for an airport lounge review and opted to take Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train from Los Angeles. I’ve traveled Amtrak two and a half times between L.A. and San Diego (the “half” included meeting my wife for a wedding in La Jolla). It’s not the...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 536: Island Time
Picking up a soon-to-be-disappearing line almost translates into a disappearing bag. Plus new routes, more planes, and a fewer flights at Newark.
Live and Let’s Fly
Booked! A Transatlantic Getaway On JetBlue + SAS
My family has not been to Germany since last autumn, so when my wife Heidi had a little break, we decided to pull the kids out from school to take a late spring break trip across the Atlantic. Our journey will feature a couple of interesting flights on JetBlue and...
Altitude Yes
Exploring the D.C. Metro’s Unique Stations and its Brutalist Architecture
I love the architecture of Metro's subway stations. I had plenty of time to explore when I was there earlier this month. The post Exploring the D.C. Metro’s Unique Stations and its Brutalist Architecture first appeared on Altitude Yes.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Staring Down Into the Crater of an Active Volcano in Vanuatu
I was actually staring down into the crater of an active volcano from its rim in Vanuatu, which was the main reason why I wanted to visit the country: to enjoy this rare opportunity that is not easily as possible anywhere else in the world. Although the tour to Mount Yasur...
Eye of the Flyer
Great Location and an OK Stay: Hyatt Regency LAX (Review)
A late night at work, an early-ish morning flight, and a free night certificate allowed me to stay at the hotel closest to LAX: the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport. The post Great Location and an OK Stay: Hyatt Regency LAX (Review) appeared first on Eye of the Flyer.
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Other Shoe Drops. Was it Worth it? Springtime Transatlantic Adventures
Spring Transatlantic Adventures AA90 The Other Shoe Drops. Was it Worth it? In this Adventure So, 80 more Tier Points. Always demanding more, British Airways… To the joy of Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with FlixBus British Airways Galleries South Lounge and T5B Lounge British Airways BA295 London Heathrow to Chicago...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Luggage Trolley Drifting through Terminal 3 to the Coach Home – Springtime Transatlantic Aventures
Springtime Transatlantic Aventures Luggage Trolley Drifting through Terminal 3 to the Coach Home In this Adventure So, 80 more Tier Points. Always demanding more, British Airways… To the joy of Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with FlixBus British Airways Galleries South Lounge and T5B Lounge British Airways BA295 London Heathrow to...
You Are Travel
The Lightning Round: A Mashup Style Review of a Few Premium Cabin Regional Flights
Tl;dr – A breezy review of a recent trip I took to wine country featuring a few premium…
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: AA90 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow – Spring Transatlantic Adventures
Spring Transatlantic Adventures AA90 Chicago O’Hare Terminal 3 to London Heathrow Terminal 3 In this Adventure So, 80 more Tier Points. Always demanding more, British Airways… To the joy of Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with FlixBus British Airways Galleries South Lounge and T5B Lounge British Airways BA295 London Heathrow to...
Live and Let’s Fly
Not Glamorous, But Kind Of Fun: A Travel Blogger’s Trip To NYC
I recently shared a “day in the life of a travel blogger” story and am pulling back the curtain again today on my brief trip to New York City earlier this week for a United Airlines event in Brooklyn. It was not glamorous, but quite a productive day… Trip Report:...
Economondo
The Uzbek Sleeper Train Experience: Tashkent to Bukhara
Come with me as I take a sleeper train from Tashkent to Bukhara
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Back to O’Hare and the American Airlines Flagship Lounge – Springtime Transatlantic Adventures
Springtime Transatlantic Adventures Back to O’Hare and the American Airlines Flagship Lounge It’s time to start my adventure heading homeward. But I need to get to the airport first and enjoy the wonder of Chicago O’Hare Terminal 3. In this Adventure So, 80 more Tier Points. Always demanding more, British...
Economondo
A Guide to the Tashkent Metro’s Most Beautiful Stations
Come with me as I explore some of Tashkent's most ornate stations
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Original Host Hotel For Chicago Seminars Deflagged: Holiday Inn Chicago-Elk Grove. Hotel Review.
The Holiday Inn Chicago-Elk Grove hotel property was the original host hotel for the annual Chicago Seminars event; but it has since been deflagged and is no longer part of IHG Hotels & Resorts. This article includes my experience of staying at this hotel property this past October, as I...